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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix Available for PlayStation®3

KINGDOM HEARTS fans can now revisit the adventures of Sora, Riku and Kairi as SQUARE ENIX® announced KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX is now available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.The game is a fully remastered HD compilation of the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system title KINGDOM HEARTS II FINAL MIX and the PlayStation®Portable system title KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX. The game also features theatrical cut-scenes from the Nintendo DS™ title KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded.

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KINGDOM HEARTS 2.5 picks up where KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX left off, letting players continue their adventures with Sora, Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy and other Disney characters. With impeccable high-definition visuals and enhanced gameplay mechanics, players will explore the origins of the hallmark series with Terra, Aqua and Ventus. Players can also venture through various Disney worlds, including Never Land (Peter Pan), 100 Acre Wood (Winnie the Pooh), Pride Lands (The Lion King), Port Royal (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Timeless River (Steamboat Willie) Space Paranoid (Tron) and more.

The character models and facial features have been updated, and the background textures have been completely overhauled: this is the most gorgeous Kingdom Hearts game to date.

“Kingdom Hearts fans are our number one priority and their passion for the series drove us to create this unique experience ,” said Tetsuya Nomura, director . “KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX combines three fan-favorite titles in beautiful high-definition with amazing detail and depth, making fans feel as though they’re playing their favorite games again for the first time.”“If you loved last year’s Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix, you’re in for even more of a treat this time around.” – Game Informer (9/10, Gold Award)

Traversing through the origins of KINGDOM HEARTS, the new compilation allows players to re-experience Sora’s journey from the beginning. In addition, the game features a talented all-star voice cast, including Haley Joel Osment (Sora), David Gallagher (Riku), Quinton Flynn (Axel), Leonard Nimoy (Master Xehanort) and Jesse McCartney (Roxas).

Focused on the Magic Contributor: Diane Maguire - Can Do IT Mom is here today to share her thoughts on KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX. Santa skipped over our house when he was delivering the PlayStation3 game system so we asked our good friend Diane to offer up this review for us. Thankfully she agreed. Diane received this free video game in exchange for this post. All opinions are her own. Your experience may differ.

There are lots of dream sequences at the beginning; it’s an
introduction to the characters. It’s a little strange and hard to follow. The
characters are Roxas and his friends. Roxas has a key sword with a Mickey in
it.

The game has a lot of flashbacks to the previous Kingdom
Hearts and we see a lot of Disney Characters in those flashbacks like, Donald
Duck, Goofy, Aladdin, Beast, Tigger, Pooh, Hercules, Phil, Pluto, and
Pinocchio. The graphics are very Anime.

You need to perform tasks to make money and move forward to
see who Roxas really is and he has no memory. I was intrigued to see why he
doesn’t remember who he is but it was a struggle to understand why. The game is not clear on why and how you are
doing the challenges. There are a lot of battles between Roxas and other
characters to get money.

As the game goes on and the challenges are completed it was
nice to finally be making progress in the game. Trying to figure out the
mystery of who Roxas is and characters from his past keep showing up to leaving
clues. This game is a true mystery, so far.

Not sure this game is for young children even with the
Disney characters in it. There is
nothing objectionable, the violence is mild and there is no blood. The reason this game may not be suitable for
those under I’d say 11 or 12 is that the storyline and plot is very
convoluted. As Roxas completes each
challenge he moves a bit closer to being restored. To what we’re not sure though my family is
fairly certain Roxas is actually Sora the hero of the first Kingdom Hearts
game. The progress of Roxas and his
friends is monitored by a mysterious man in front of a computer somewhere. Some of the mini games are really fun such as
the mail delivery, poster hanging and junk clearing games. The tournament style “Struggle” game was
great. Interspersed with all of this are
periods where Roxas seems to faint and we see flashbacks to the original
Kingdom Hearts.

My Thoughts:

I think this game would be great for a child of 10+, teen, adult and of course a Disney and Kingdom Hearts fan. The animation is beautiful and the characters are well developed. I love that Roxas (Sora) has adventures that lead to various Disney worlds and game challenges that adults will find fun to play. It offers many hours of of entertainment!I am really excited to report that after talking with a DF and Kingdom Hearts fan, Lindy Lou about the game that we have an in depth review of Kingdom Hearts 2.5 coming soon. So stay tuned, you'll want to read this!

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